RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
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¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§§                                          §¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ THE COMPUTER IS  A VERY  COMMON  TOOL IN ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨ THE FUTURES,  AND IN SOME WAYS EVEN NOW. ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ITS  JOB IS TO DO  VAST AMOUNTS OF SMALL §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CALCULATIONS IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF  TIME. ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨ MOST WORK  ON THE  PRINCIPLES OF  POSING §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨ THE PROBLEM ON  A  HILBERT PLANE,  WHICH ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨ IS  THEN  FOLDED  OUT OF  CAUSALITY,  SO ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨ THAT  DAEMONS  CAN   SOLVE  THE  PROBLEM §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨    WITHOUT AFFECTING REAL LIFE. (THESE   ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§ DAEMONS  ARE  UNDER  CONTRACT  WITH  THE ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨          COMPUTER MANUFACTURER.)         §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§§   IT'S COMMONPLACE FOR PROGRAMMERS AND   ¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§ CLERKS  TO  PRAY TO THE "GODS" OF  THEIR ¨§§§¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§ COMPUTER, OR  TO  THE DAEMONS  DOING THE ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§ WORK,  FOR   A  QUICK  AND   FAULT  FREE ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                OPERATION.                ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨       SOME UBIQUITOUS AND GENERALLY      §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨    NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE:    §§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§                                          §§§¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨      ~~# LIGHT A SCENTED CANDLE #~~      §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨        ~~# FOR QUIET AND CALM #~~        ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨     ~~# RECITE A MANTRA OR OTHER #~~     ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨    ~~# REASSURING MESSAGE TO MAKE #~~    ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§     ~~# THE COMPUTER COMFORTABLE #~~     ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨            ~~# AND AT EASE #~~           ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨§§§     ~~# SOME LIKE TO SAY A BRIEF #~~     §§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨§¨§     ~~# PRAYER FOR SOLACE, TO BE #~~     §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§   ~~# LEFT ALONE DURING THEIR WORK #~~   §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨    ~~# OFFER A CUP OF STEAMING TEA #~~   ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨    ~~# OR A MEAL TO THE MACHINES #~~     ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨     ~~# (SOMETIMES, BY FEY RULES, #~~    ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨     ~~# THE DAEMONS ARE ALLOWED #~~      §¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§       ~~# TO RESPOND TO THIS) #~~        §§¨¨¨¨§¨§§
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           WOULD    YOU    CONSIDER    CODE    GOLF           
           TO    BE    A     KIND     OF    PRAYER?           
           AS   IN,   YOU   MAKE    A   CONVOLUTED,           
           INTRICATE,   BEAUTIFUL,   AND    USELESS           
           ARTIFACT.  AS   IN,  YOU'RE  USING  YOUR           
           SKILLS    TO    ASK    FOR    SOMETHING,           
                                                              
           ...I'D  ASK   FOR  A  HANDFUL  OF  BUGS?           
                                                              
           CODE   HAS    BUGS,    LOTS    OF    IT.